They have 100 books for GenCon. 25 being sold each day.
No word on when it will be in stores though.
Pic of the book at GenCon;
http://twitpic.com/do6mc
It is pure win in a social based group skill challenge, where more party members can be "faces".
Also there may be story reasons why it is important for pc 2 to be talking rather than super diplo-bard. ie Half-Orc Ranger talking with full orc tribesman.
Is it a 100% always useful must have...
Am I the only one that remembers the ruckus that "Golden Wyvern Adept" caused?
People cried out about the "crap fluff" and "telling me what is in my setting".
Now D&D 4 gets criticized for being too generic?
Maybe in this case, the Impaling weapon is for stopping moving targets via Opportunity Attacks, like a fighter's Combat Superiority?
Article Link;
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drbaz/20080707